#5E38AF#5E38AF

#5E38AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.179 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E38AF
RGB	rgb(94, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 44.45, -57.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 72.81, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.0685 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.179 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7660, 8.3027, 41.4264)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E38AF #89AF38

analogous

#384DAF #5E38AF #9A38AF

triadic

#5E38AF #AF5E38 #38AF5E

tetradic

#5E38AF #AF384D #89AF38 #38AF9A

square

#5E38AF #AF384D #89AF38 #38AF9A

split-complementary

#5E38AF #AF9A38 #4DAF38

monochromatic

#2C1A52 #452981 #5E38AF #7E5ACA #A288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#5E38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5E38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E38AF

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E38AF	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46556F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.179 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9371c8',
    500: '#5e38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e38af;
$custom-light: #9371c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.16,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45565,
    "c": 0.17873,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E38AF

secondary

#AEC380

accent

#DB4DAE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E38AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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